EP1273166A1 - Method for selective display of television programmes - Google Patents

Method for selective display of television programmes

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EP1273166A1
EP1273166A1 EP01917392A EP01917392A EP1273166A1 EP 1273166 A1 EP1273166 A1 EP 1273166A1 EP 01917392 A EP01917392 A EP 01917392A EP 01917392 A EP01917392 A EP 01917392A EP 1273166 A1 EP1273166 A1 EP 1273166A1
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Maxime Goeke
Patrick Bertholet
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  • the present invention relates to a method for the selective display of television programs, in particular when displaying pay-TV programs.
  • the pay-TV offer is characterized by an abundance of proposals.
  • the various programs offered include indication of categories in order to facilitate the choice of the viewer.
  • Category means an indication such as "information”, “sport”, “fiction” etc.
  • a second category is added to the first to determine the age class of the programs offered.
  • EPG systems have a filter making it possible to filter the programs displayed and therefore accessible to the viewer according to the indication of the age group. After initialization by the authorized operator (parents for example), access to certain categories is subject to a password. This structure, although offering essential parental control, is not sufficient for a synthetic display of the television offer.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a method for filtering the information which is most likely to interest the viewer during use of the system, while allowing him to access other programs in a flexible manner. .
  • a program grid processing system comprising at least two layers of filters, each filter making it possible to select the desired emission category or categories, the first layer defining a global filter and the layers following defining an individual filter.
  • the main layer acts as a community filter. All people using the television system will see the offer filtered by this first filter. Access to the parameters of this layer is subject to a first password. To this is added an individual filter to which each user can configure the programs he wishes to be offered.
  • the shortcut function can either:
  • the shortcut operations are executed without a password.
  • Access to these functions can ideally be done using dedicated keys on the remote control.
  • a single key controls the shortcut function in conjunction with one of the keys 0 to 9 to select the shortcut function 1 to 10.
  • the remote control includes a few keys suitable for this purpose and a single press is sufficient to call the shortcut function.
  • Figure 1 shows the structure of the filters organization
  • FIG. 2 shows a variant of the structure of the organization of the filters.
  • the community layer is called CF.
  • This layer is accessible to the system manager thanks to a specific password.
  • this layer it is possible to define the categories involved for all users.
  • the framework of each user is also defined at this level, for example to allocate a credit for the purchase of programs.
  • a user layer Un specific to an individual, or even a group such as children.
  • a password is defined first allowing access to the edition of this layer and a password which can be different for using the functionalities of this layer.
  • the R2 shortcut key is set to view only the sports category. Therefore, the activation of the R2 key causes the cancellation of the previous viewing and the viewing of sports-related broadcasts.
  • the community layer authorizes the "adult" category while the U1 layer prohibits it. If the user can modify the parameters of his layer himself, he can restore access to adult broadcasts since they are authorized by the community layer. This is why, according to a first form of the invention, a specific password, different from that of user recognition, is necessary to modify the parameters of the user layer.
  • an intermediate layer IF is added as illustrated in FIG. 2, between the community layer and the user layer.
  • This layer is only accessible to the system manager, in charge of the community layer and contains the categories accessible to the user.
  • access to the default user is free of password. This is particularly useful to facilitate the use of the system by children. Please note that the parameters defined for this user correspond to the most sensitive user.
  • the system is able to determine which of the users has the maximum limitation and applies it by default to this user when the system is switched on.

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Abstract

When there is abundant offer of television programmes, it is important to find means for rapidly accessing the programmes which one wishes to view most. Furthermore, the offer is not always available to all users, for example when adult programmes are concerned. The invention aims at providing a system for processing a television programme schedule comprising upstream a set of data concerning the televisual offer, downstream data particular to a group of users. Each group of users is provided with a set of parameters divided into several subsets, each subset corresponding to a filtering layer for selecting the category/categories of desired data.

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METHODE POUR L'AFFICHAGE SELECTIF DE PROGRAMMES METHOD FOR THE SELECTIVE DISPLAY OF PROGRAMS
TELEVISUELSTELEVISION
La présente invention concerne une méthode pour l'affichage sélectif de programmes télévisuels, en particulier lors de l'affichage de programmes de télévision à péage.The present invention relates to a method for the selective display of television programs, in particular when displaying pay-TV programs.
Afin de satisfaire un public aussi large que possible, l'offre de télévision à péage se caractérise par une abondance de propositions.In order to satisfy the widest possible audience, the pay-TV offer is characterized by an abundance of proposals.
Lors d'un abonnement à un bouquet de chaînes télévisuelles, le téléspectateur est confronté à une offre pléthorique dont il a de la difficulté à faire le tri d'une manière efficace.When subscribing to a bouquet of television channels, the viewer is confronted with a plethora of offers which it is difficult to sort out in an efficient manner.
Les volumineux programmes télévisuels ont été remplacés par un affichage convivial directement à l'écran. Ces programmes sont connus sous l'appellation "EPG, Electronic Program Guide", soit guide de programme électronique.The bulky television programs have been replaced by a user-friendly display directly on the screen. These programs are known as "EPG, Electronic Program Guide", or electronic program guide.
Ils présentent l'avantage de ne pas nécessiter de papier et ils sont toujours à jour.They have the advantage of not requiring paper and they are always up to date.
Les différentes émissions proposées comprennent des indications de catégories afin de faciliter le choix du téléspectateur. On entend par "catégorie" une indication telle que "informations", "sport", "fiction" etc.The various programs offered include indication of categories in order to facilitate the choice of the viewer. "Category" means an indication such as "information", "sport", "fiction" etc.
De plus, une deuxième catégorie vient s'ajouter à la première pour déterminer la classe d'âge des émissions proposées.In addition, a second category is added to the first to determine the age class of the programs offered.
Les systèmes EPG connus disposent d'un filtre permettant de filtrer les programmes affichés et donc accessibles au téléspectateur en fonction de l'indication de la classe d'âge. Après une initialisation par l'opérateur habilité (les parents par exemple), l'accès à certaines catégories est soumis à un mot de passe. Cette structure, bien qu'offrant un contrôle parental indispensable, n'est pas suffisante pour un affichage synthétique de l'offre télévisuelle.Known EPG systems have a filter making it possible to filter the programs displayed and therefore accessible to the viewer according to the indication of the age group. After initialization by the authorized operator (parents for example), access to certain categories is subject to a password. This structure, although offering essential parental control, is not sufficient for a synthetic display of the television offer.
L'objet de la présente invention est de proposer une méthode pour filtrer les informations qui ont le plus de chances d'intéresser le téléspectateur en cours d'utilisation du système, tout en lui permettant d'accéder aux autres émissions d'une manière souple.The object of the present invention is to propose a method for filtering the information which is most likely to interest the viewer during use of the system, while allowing him to access other programs in a flexible manner. .
Le but de l'invention est atteint par un système de traitement de la grille de programme comprenant au moins deux couches de filtres, chaque filtre permettant de sélectionner la ou les catégories d'émissions souhaitées, la première couche définissant un filtre global et les couches suivantes définissant un filtre individuel.The object of the invention is achieved by a program grid processing system comprising at least two layers of filters, each filter making it possible to select the desired emission category or categories, the first layer defining a global filter and the layers following defining an individual filter.
La couche principale fait fonction de filtre communautaire. Toutes les personnes utilisant le système télévisuel verront l'offre filtrée par ce premier filtre. L'accès aux paramètres de cette couche est soumis à un premier mot de passe. A cela s'ajoute un filtre individuel auquel chaque utilisateur peut paramétrer les émissions qu'il souhaite se voir proposer.The main layer acts as a community filter. All people using the television system will see the offer filtered by this first filter. Access to the parameters of this layer is subject to a first password. To this is added an individual filter to which each user can configure the programs he wishes to be offered.
Une des particularités de la méthode selon l'invention est la définition de raccourcis c'est-à-dire des fonctions qui peuvent soit enclencher ou déclencher un filtre.One of the peculiarities of the method according to the invention is the definition of shortcuts, that is to say functions which can either trigger or trigger a filter.
Prenons par exemple un utilisateur qui s'intéresse principalement aux émissions sportives. Afin d'accéder rapidement à ses émissions préférées dans le foisonnement des offres d'un bouquet télévisuel, cet utilisateur va sélectionner son filtre afin de ne visualiser que les émissions sportives. Il est un peu réducteur de voir l'utilisateur passionné de sport se désintéressant complètement des autres émissions. C'est pourquoi, la fonction de raccourci permet par exemple de désactiver momentanément l'unique sélection des émissions sportives pour afficher d'autres catégories, par exemple les informations.Take for example a user who is primarily interested in sports programming. In order to quickly access his favorite programs in the profusion of offers from a television package, this user will select his filter in order to view only sports programs. It is a bit simplistic to see the passionate sports user completely disinterested in other programs. This is why, the shortcut function allows for example to temporarily deactivate the only selection of programs sport to display other categories, for example information.
A ce propos, la fonction de raccourci peut, à choix :In this regard, the shortcut function can either:
- supprimer ou activer le filtre utilisateur, permettant ainsi la visualisation de toutes les émissions autorisées par le filtre communautaire ou inversement de ne visualiser que les émissions autorisées par le filtre.- delete or activate the user filter, thus making it possible to display all the emissions authorized by the community filter or vice versa to display only the emissions authorized by the filter.
- ajouter ou supprimer une ou des catégories, permettant ainsi soit de visualiser d'une manière plus large que précédemment ou au contraire d'effectuer une fonction zoom, c'est-à-dire par une seule fonction, sélectionner une seule catégorie, les émissions animalières par exemple.- add or delete one or more categories, thus allowing either to view in a wider way than previously or on the contrary to perform a zoom function, that is to say by a single function, select a single category, the animal emissions for example.
- définir une ou plusieurs catégories de filtre,- define one or more filter categories,
Ces fonctions de raccourcis procurent une grande souplesse d'utilisation pour retrouver ses émissions préférées dans l'offre importante de plusieurs chaînes télévisuelles.These shortcut functions provide great flexibility in finding your favorite programs in the large offer of several television channels.
Selon une forme de l'invention, seule la première identification de l'utilisateur est soumise à un mot de passe, les opérations de raccourcis sont quant à elles, exécutées sans mot de passe.According to one form of the invention, only the first identification of the user is subject to a password, the shortcut operations are executed without a password.
L'accès à ces fonctions peut se faire idéalement par des touches dédicacées à cet effet sur la télécommande. Selon un premier mode de réalisation, une seule touche commande la fonction de raccourci en liaison avec une des touches 0 à 9 pour sélectionner la fonction de raccourci 1 à 10.Access to these functions can ideally be done using dedicated keys on the remote control. According to a first embodiment, a single key controls the shortcut function in conjunction with one of the keys 0 to 9 to select the shortcut function 1 to 10.
Selon une autre forme de l'invention, la télécommande comprend quelques touches propres à cet effet et un seul appui est suffisant pour appeler la fonction raccourci. L'invention sera mieux comprise grâce à la description détaillée qui va suivre et qui se réfère aux dessins annexés qui sont donnés à titre d'exemple nullement limitatif, dans lesquels :According to another form of the invention, the remote control includes a few keys suitable for this purpose and a single press is sufficient to call the shortcut function. The invention will be better understood thanks to the detailed description which follows and which refers to the appended drawings which are given by way of non-limiting example, in which:
La figure 1 représente la structure de l'organisation des filtres;Figure 1 shows the structure of the filters organization;
- La figure 2 représente une variante de la structure de l'organisation des filtres.- Figure 2 shows a variant of the structure of the organization of the filters.
Sur la figure 1 , la couche communautaire est appelée CF. Cette couche est accessible au gestionnaire du système grâce à un mot de passe spécifique. Dans cette couche il est possible de définir les catégories intervenant pour tous les utilisateurs. Le cadre de chaque utilisateur est également défini à ce niveau, par exemple pour allouer un crédit pour l'achat d'émissions.In Figure 1, the community layer is called CF. This layer is accessible to the system manager thanks to a specific password. In this layer it is possible to define the categories involved for all users. The framework of each user is also defined at this level, for example to allocate a credit for the purchase of programs.
A cette couche communautaire CF, vient s'ajouter une couche utilisateur Un, propre à un individu, voire un groupe tel que les enfants. Dans cette couche, il est défini premièrement un mot de passe permettant l'accès à l'édition de cette couche et un mot de passe qui peut être différent pour l'utilisation des fonctionnalités de cette couche.To this community layer CF, there is added a user layer Un, specific to an individual, or even a group such as children. In this layer, a password is defined first allowing access to the edition of this layer and a password which can be different for using the functionalities of this layer.
Ainsi, il sera possible de définir les fonctions des raccourcis qui seront exécutées sur simple appui de la touche adéquate.Thus, it will be possible to define the functions of the shortcuts which will be executed by simply pressing the appropriate key.
Prenons par exemple l'utilisateur A dont les paramètres sont définis dans le bloc U1. Cet utilisateur possède un premier mot de passe lorsqu'il enclenche le décodeur et qui permet de l'identifier. A ce moment, le système reconnaît A et lui applique les paramètres de la couche U1. Dans cette couche, il a été défini de ne visualiser que les dessins animés. A, va donc pouvoir choisir dans l'offre télévisuelle uniquement parmi les dessins animés. Dans les paramètres de la couche U1 , la touche de raccourci a été définie comme : ajouter la catégorie "reportage animalier".Take for example user A whose parameters are defined in block U1. This user has a first password when he activates the decoder and which makes it possible to identify him. At this time, the system recognizes A and applies the parameters of layer U1 to it. In this layer, it was defined to only visualize cartoons. A, will therefore be able to choose from the television offer only from cartoons. In the parameters of layer U1, the shortcut key has been defined as: add the category "animal reportage".
Ainsi, dès que l'utilisateur A va déclencher la touche R1 , il pourra visualiser les dessins animés et les reportages animaliers.Thus, as soon as user A will trigger the R1 key, he will be able to view cartoons and animal reports.
Dans cet exemple, la touche de raccourci R2 est définie pour visualiser uniquement la catégorie des sports. De ce fait, l'activation de la touche R2 provoque l'annulation de la visualisation précédente et la visualisation des émissions relatives au sport.In this example, the R2 shortcut key is set to view only the sports category. Therefore, the activation of the R2 key causes the cancellation of the previous viewing and the viewing of sports-related broadcasts.
Il peut être important d'interdire la modification de la couche utilisateur à son utilisateur. Par exemple, la couche communautaire autorise la catégorie "adulte" alors que la couche U1 l'interdit. Si l'utilisateur peut de lui même modifier les paramètres de sa couche, il pourra rétablir l'accès aux émissions adultes puisqu'elles sont autorisées par la couche communautaire. C'est pourquoi, selon une première forme de l'invention, un mot de passe spécifique, différent de celui de reconnaissance de l'utilisateur, est nécessaire pour modifier les paramètres de la couche utilisateur.It may be important to prohibit the modification of the user layer to its user. For example, the community layer authorizes the "adult" category while the U1 layer prohibits it. If the user can modify the parameters of his layer himself, he can restore access to adult broadcasts since they are authorized by the community layer. This is why, according to a first form of the invention, a specific password, different from that of user recognition, is necessary to modify the parameters of the user layer.
Selon une variante de l'invention, il est ajouté une couche intermédiaire IF tel qu'illustré à la figure 2, entre la couche communautaire et la couche utilisateur. Cette couche est uniquement accessible au gestionnaire du système, en charge de la couche communautaire et contient les catégories accessibles à l'utilisateur.According to a variant of the invention, an intermediate layer IF is added as illustrated in FIG. 2, between the community layer and the user layer. This layer is only accessible to the system manager, in charge of the community layer and contains the categories accessible to the user.
On pourra de ce fait donner tout loisir à l'utilisateur pour accéder à sa couche et définir ses touches de raccourcis, sachant qu'il ne pourra quitter le cadre définit premièrement par la couche communautaire et la couche intermédiaire.We can therefore give the user every opportunity to access his layer and define his shortcut keys, knowing that he will not be able to leave the frame defined first by the community layer and the intermediate layer.
Selon une forme de l'invention, l'accès à l'utilisateur par défaut, usuellement l'utilisateur U1 , est libre de mot de passe. Ceci est particulièrement utile pour faciliter l'utilisation du système par des enfants. Il faudra prendre garde que les paramètres définis pour cet utilisateur correspondent à l'utilisateur le plus sensible.According to one form of the invention, access to the default user, usually the user U1, is free of password. this is particularly useful to facilitate the use of the system by children. Please note that the parameters defined for this user correspond to the most sensitive user.
Selon une variante de cette fonction, le système est capable de déterminer lequel des utilisateurs dispose de la limitation maximale et l'applique par défaut à cet utilisateur lors de l'enclenchement du système. According to a variant of this function, the system is able to determine which of the users has the maximum limitation and applies it by default to this user when the system is switched on.

Claims

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1. Système de traitement d'une grille de programmes télévisuels comprenant en amont l'ensemble les informations de l'offre télévisuelle, en aval les informations propre à un groupe d'utilisateurs ainsi que des paramètres définissant un profil utilisateur, caractérisé en ce que ces paramètres sont divisés en plusieurs jeux de paramètres, chaque jeu correspondant à une couche de filtrage permettant de sélectionner la ou les catégories d'informations souhaitées, la première couche définissant un filtre global (CF) et les couches suivantes définissant un filtre propre au groupe d'utilisateurs.1. System for processing a grid of television programs comprising upstream all the information of the television offer, downstream the information specific to a group of users as well as parameters defining a user profile, characterized in that these parameters are divided into several sets of parameters, each set corresponding to a filtering layer making it possible to select the desired category or categories of information, the first layer defining a global filter (CF) and the following layers defining a group-specific filter users.
2. Système selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un des jeu de paramètres comprend des paramètres associés à une ou des fonctions d'activation ou désactivation de filtrage de catégories d'informations.2. System according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the set of parameters comprises parameters associated with one or more functions for activating or deactivating filtering of categories of information.
3. Système selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ces fonctions comprennent l'adjonction, la suppression ou la définition d'une ou des catégories d'informations.3. System according to claim 2, characterized in that these functions include adding, deleting or defining one or more categories of information.
4. Système selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les fonctions sont actionnées par des touches spécifiques sur une commande à distance.4. System according to claim 3, characterized in that the functions are actuated by specific keys on a remote control.
5. Système selon les revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que les couches suivantes comprennent une couche intermédiaire (IF1..IFn) et une couche utilisateur (U1..Un).5. System according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the following layers comprise an intermediate layer (IF1..IFn) and a user layer (U1..Un).
6. Système selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que la couche intermédiaire et la couche globale sont protégées par un même mot de passe. Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que lors de la mise en route, le système sélectionne le groupe d'utilisateurs disposant du filtrage le plus restrictif. 6. System according to claim 5, characterized in that the intermediate layer and the overall layer are protected by the same password. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that during startup, the system selects the group of users with the most restrictive filtering.
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